Opinion
2 years ago
Mazaoute pi Papineau
Il y avais des quêteux qui passais par les maisons pour avoir quelque chôses a manger ou une place a coucher [souvent dans une grange].
2 years ago
Appreciates kind service
To the editor: I am currently a patient at Northern Maine Medical Center. I want to get this off my mind and heart. This is about a young man that works at Northern Maine Medical Center and his name is Dalton. I am an elderly man who is terminally ill. I arrived in tremendous pain […]
2 years ago
Hallowed was a total miss
To the editor: The year: 2023. Location: United States of America. Site: TV show “Jeopardy,” a program featuring some of the brightest, sharpest, most intelligent men and women of our planet to compete for prize money. Questions relative to foreign leaders, ancient scrolls, cosmos and the universe, genetic sciences, foreign cultures, long-lost languages, etc., are […]
2 years ago
Healthy discussion over persuasion
To the editor: I read Al Craft’s letter in the times on June 28. I must admit there was very little of what he said that I found easy to decipher. He mentioned me in his comments and after reading what he had to say I didn’t know if I should say “Thank you” or […]
2 years ago
When you hit a wall
Brick walls occur frequently in genealogical research. A line you’re researching suddenly comes to an end with seemingly nowhere to go. What to do? Quite often there’s a clue hidden in your research that you neglected or which you thought had no value. Sometimes it’s these clues that open doors to additional paths of research. […]
2 years ago
Honoring women veterans
Each year, June 12 is designated as Women Veterans Recognition Day to celebrate the brave women who have defended our freedom throughout their military service. This year’s observation was especially significant as it marked the 75th anniversary of the Women’s Armed Services Integration Act of 1948 that gave women the right to serve as permanent, […]
2 years ago
Tree pruning is a necessity
I grew up with a beautiful silver maple tree in my front yard. One of its branches sat just low enough so I could hoist my 7-year-old frame up to sit atop it. I could look out at the expanse of the yard of my childhood home. To my right, two large maple trees stood. […]
2 years ago
Think before you give
To the editor: It has been my experience that people tend to be very generous and giving when they make out their wills or when they make donations to various causes they hold dear. It is unfortunate, however, that some recipients of such donations are already so engorged with money that they couldn’t spend their […]
